Lentil soup

Ingredients

› 2 small onions
› 2 large carrots
› ½ tsp of mixed dried herbs
› pinch of ground ginger
› 225 g of red lentils
› 2 low-salt stock cubes dissolved in 1150 ml of boiling water

Method

1. Peel and chop the onions
2. Wash, peel and chop the carrots
3. Place the onions in a saucepan with a little water and cook gently for
about 5 minutes or until soft
4. Add the chopped carrots
5. Add the mixed herbs and a pinch of ground ginger
6. Remove from the heat and stir in the lentils, mixing well
7. Return to the heat, add the vegetable stock and simmer for
25–30 minutes
8. Once cooked, liquidise the mixture with a hand blender or liquidiser
9. Return the blended soup to the saucepan and reheat without boiling
10. Serve and enjoy